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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Wiley-X, post: 1025472, member: 27808&quot;]I&#039;ve long wondered about this myself.&nbsp; Actually, isn&#039;t that the case with most coins?&nbsp; They don&#039;t wear out.&nbsp; Quickly, at least.&nbsp; I work in retail and I regularly get nickels and quarters from the 60s.&nbsp;&nbsp; I wonder if anyone has done a study to determine when there would be a shortage of coins if they stopped minting them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m old enough to remember when a penny was worth something.&nbsp; Bubble gum for a penny, stick pretzel for a penny (big jar on the counter at 7-11, just reach in and take one), licorice stick for a penny (same dispenser as pretzels).&nbsp;&nbsp; Two cent deposit on a pop bottle.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t remember when penny bubble gum disappeared.</p><p><br /></p><p>If they eliminate the penny what will happen with all of those squished penny machines?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Inflation sucks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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